Hi All,
I had wisdom teeth oral surgery Feb 13th. I am a 25 yr old male. They prescribed me antibiotics to prevent an infection. I wish I knew about c diff prior and I wouldn’t have taken an antibiotic.
1st occurrence: Fast forward one month Mid March. Very severe abdominal pain, blood and mucus in stool (and that damn smell). Roughly 10-15x trips a day to the bathroom. I got a PCR test and C diff was positive. I was prescribed vanco 4x a day for 10 days. Symptoms disappeared by day 2-3 and I was feeling great.
2nd occurrence: 10 days after I finished Vanco, all the same symptoms came back. I got tested for the toxins and c diff was an active infection again. I was prescribed fidaxomicin for 10 days. Symptoms got much better by day 2.
3rd recurrence: a few days ago I got the same symptoms again. (Roughly 1 week after finishing fidaxoicin) Toxin test was positive for c diff. I am now on Fidaxomicin 2x/day for 5 days and every other day for 20 days. I have pending referral to GI.
I read around this sub that probiotics may help after I finish this 3rd dosage but it seems that FMT may be my last option. What else can I ask the GI doctor when I see them? 3 occurrences in 2 months has been hell on earth, except for the small amount of relief of symptoms while on antibiotics.
Studies are showing that fidaxomicin should reduce recurrence rate to 15% or so. Am I just unlucky to not be apart of the 85%?
Also, the cash price for this drug was $6000! Luckily, I had hit my deductible and “only” paid $1500, but holy cow. I am willing to pay any amount of $$ to get rid of this crap.